Chapter 446: The Final Battle?

Down 3-1 in the series, the Heat were in a desperate situation, but they wouldn't give up.

Last summer, when Anthony and Paul chose to join the Heat, they had only one goal in mind: the championship.

Anthony and Paul's decision to join the Heat was met with skepticism from all walks of life.

It wasn't until Durant joined the Suns that these doubts gradually dissipated. After all, Anthony and Paul were joining the runner-up team to compete for the championship, while Durant directly joined the reigning champions.

If the Heat couldn't win the championship this year...

No one knew how many players would go their separate ways... To put it simply, if the Heat won the championship, the Big Five would team up for another year. If they didn't win, they would disband right there.

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Game 5 of the Finals.

For the Phoenix fans, even though the Suns couldn't sweep the Heat, they were still happy. What could be more delightful than witnessing your team win the championship at home?

Once again, the US Airways Center was packed to the rafters.

Even outside the arena, tens of thousands of fans had gathered, all wanting to witness their team's championship victory. With so many people and the high level of freedom in the U.S., the mayor of Phoenix had to personally arrange for a large number of security personnel to maintain order around the US Airways Center.

Before the game, Suns General Manager Tian Zhen invited several players to the scene.

Yao Ming, Nash, Iverson, Gortat, and Frye!

These five players had all played for the Suns this season. Yao Ming and the other two had signed 10-day contracts, but they had helped the Suns win games and break the historical winning streak record.

Zhang Yang and Yu Jia arrived at the game.

"Championship!"

"Championship!"

"Championship!"

As the Heat players entered, they felt the atmosphere of the US Airways Center.

They had enough of this... At the Heat's home court, the AmericanAirlines Arena, the fans were cheering for Wade Dong. But when they were on the road, the fans' excitement was as if they had won the lottery.

...

Media from various countries were present, and O'Neal and Barkley were also there to commentate on the game. However, the Suns reserved the best seats for the Huaxia broadcast team.

There were also many 'infiltrators' in the audience.

When Wade Dong arrived, he deliberately looked up and noticed that the crowd was well-organized. A mysterious smile hung on his face.

Zhang Yang and Guo Zifeng also arrived at the game.

Regarding Guo Zifeng's presence at the game, Robert Sarver was very displeased... But he couldn't do anything about it; this guy was too rich!

"Wade Dong!"

"Wade Dong!"

"Wade Dong!"

Before the game even started, some fans had already lost their voices...

As the players from both teams entered, Durant also returned, and the game was about to begin.

Wade Dong and James stood together, waiting for Durant and Bosh to jump ball.

"Buddy, I have to win tonight!"

"Impossible!"

James shook his head. "The Heat will be the winner of this game."

"Beep!!!"

With the referee's whistle, the game began.

"Clap!"

Durant passed the ball to Curry.

...

Yu Jia, "Durant's muscle strain seems to be fine now."

Zhang Yang, "For the Suns, this is a very good thing."

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The Heat's defense was in position, still using the simple 3-2 zone defense. The Heat's Big Five all had strong one-on-one defense capabilities and quick help defense, which was why Spoelstra dared to let Anthony and James double-team Wade Dong.

Even if they left Thompson or Green open, when they had the ball, the Heat's Big Five could quickly help defend. This was also why Thompson hadn't been able to perform well in the Finals. If the Suns didn't have Wade Dong, Curry, and Durant, three excellent ball handlers, it would be difficult to play against the Heat.

Curry repeatedly changed directions to shake off Paul and drove to the inside. After attracting the defense, he passed the ball to Thompson outside the three-point line.

Green set a screen for Wade Dong, who went around James's defense. "Pass the ball!"

"Swoosh~"

Thompson saw that Wade Dong was actively asking for the ball and didn't hesitate for a moment, passing it directly to Wade Dong.

"Swish!!!"

Wade Dong caught the ball, turned around, and made a fadeaway jump shot, the ball swishing through the net.

2:0!!!

This was the Suns' regular offensive tactic.

The Heat attacked, and after several passes, the ball reached Bosh. Bosh posted up against Green in the low post and made a hook shot.

"Swish!!!"

This shot also went in.

It was evident that after the previous game, Bosh had also been given a talking-to. His offense tonight was very decisive, and this was the right approach. Compared to James and Anthony, who were facing the defense of Wade Dong and Durant, Bosh had a much higher success rate in the low post against Green.

The Suns attacked.

Wade Dong dribbled to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Durant while on the move.

Durant received the pass and shook off Anthony with his long arms, scoring with a reverse layup.

"Go!"

"Go!"

"Go!"

The fans kept cheering for the Suns, and both teams' offenses were like flowing water, with a very fast pace. It was the sixth minute of the first quarter.

21:21!!!

The first official timeout, and the Suns and the Heat were tied.

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O'Neal, "At this pace, both teams will score over 150 points tonight."

Barkley, "The offense is too smooth... Both teams are historically strong in the league."

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The reason O'Neal and Barkley said this was that, up to this point in the game, neither the Suns nor the Heat had missed a single shot. Both teams had a 100% field goal percentage.

After 6 minutes of the first quarter, not a single rebound had been recorded.

After the timeout, Gentry had Whiteside replace Thompson to increase the defensive intensity in the paint.

The Heat attacked.

Anthony's mid-range shot missed, and Whiteside grabbed the first rebound of the game. After grabbing the rebound, Whiteside stood in place, waiting for Wade Dong to come over and receive the pass before running to the frontcourt.

The Heat players quickly got into their defensive positions.

After reaching the frontcourt, Wade Dong passed the ball to Curry and then cut to the basket. Curry made a bounce pass, and the ball returned to Wade Dong.

Wade Dong caught the ball and jumped, making two consecutive behind-the-back layups in the air, putting the ball into the basket.

"Swish!!!"

A crisp swish sound echoed.

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

This chant had not stopped since Wade Dong entered the game.

"Oh ho ho~"

Wade Dong's layup also made Iverson lean back and put his hand on Yao Ming's shoulder, saying, "This layup is too relaxed! Neither of us can do this..."

"I can't do it."

Yao Ming smiled and said, "But if you were 15 centimeters taller, maybe you could."

"Ahahaha..."

Yao Ming was joking, and Iverson was laughing so hard that the big gold chain on his chest was shaking.